Psychologist Tory Hoffstra has written a self-help book
that she can't get released. Her publisher wants her to
team with super-sensation Keenan James to write a book
about relationships. Keenan is the celebrity dejour with
his new program for women on the Discovery Channel. This
super-sexy bachelor has the latest in self-help psychology
for women and Tory has the credentials. Together, their
book is a guaranteed success. Tory, however, feels Keenan
is spouting a lot of psychobabble double-speak that does
more harm than good. To prove her point, she changes her
name and her look and goes undercover to one of Keenan's
round-table luncheons.
Keenan suspects the new woman is a plant by his publisher,
but he's willing to let her join in as long as she doesn't
disrupt or upset the other women in the group. The
uptight "Vicky" may be a plant, but she just might benefit
from some of the advice he and the other women have to
share. Tory finds herself sharing more than she anticipated
and finds some true friends in the group. But even as she
begins to loosen up, she discovers an additional roadblock
to any type of relationship with Keenan. He has a dog,
Barbra Streisand, and Tory is deathly afraid of dogs.
HELLO, DOGGY! by Elaine Fox is a laugh-out-loud,
character-driven story that will captivate readers from
their first introduction to the lovable pooch and her
dreamy owner. At first, I found it difficult to like Tory,
finding her to be stuffy and full of herself (and I'm
suspicious of anyone who doesn't like dogs!), but that's
the beauty of this story. Tory's journey of self-discovery
is chockfull of emotion and humor, and I found myself
rooting for her as she moved from a repressed emotional
wreck to a woman comfortable in her own skin, willing to go
after what she wants. Keenan is every woman's dream man,
and the supporting characters delight and amuse. This is
one of Ms. Fox's best!
Keenan James has made a career out of teaching women
what men really want. He hosts a weekly roundtable,
where he offers advice to the love-lorn, and now he's even
been tapped to write a book—though he's never been able to
commit to just one girl. Unfortunately, he's recently been
saddled with his mom's irrepressible pooch, a golden
doodle named Barbra Streisand, and his publisher has
saddled him with a co-writer—a shy psychologist named Tory
Hoffstra, who's determined to keep him on a short leash.
Suspecting that Keenan's nothing but a hound,
Tory joins the round-table under an alias. She's shocked
that he's more than just a smooth-talking seducer . . .
and that he's even more gorgeous than she had heard. As
for Keenan, before long he finds himself warming up to
Barbra the dog and feeling the heat with Tory . . . and
learning that not even his own advice could have prepared
him for finally falling in love.
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